Bountygate possibly taint Saints Super Bowl win

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by FinSaint
I think that the rat might have been Alex Brown - he makes the most sense if compared to the timetable. He was cut late last pre-season, which would coincide with the resurfacing of the evidence.
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I think that the rat might have been Alex Brown - he makes the most sense if compared to the timetable. He was cut late last pre-season, which would coincide with the resurfacing of the evidence.

Assuming all of the team had knowledge and not just defense, my guess is first rat was Mike Bell. He was unceremoniously dumped after the Super Bowl. But...since he was unestablished in the league, I could see him recanting when pressured.

The new allegations could have come from....Bush. He may not have liked the way he was sent packing, etc and he would have had enough status to get the league's attention again.

Don't. Remember he had no problem throwing us under the bus when they had that faking injury for a timeout investigation going. Money has nothing to do with this... it's not like they're getting paid to snitch.

The instigator was Gregg Williams. If the Saints suffer infractions, then GW should also suffer as the architect of the scheme.

If the league has proof that payments were made for injuring another player, then the payee(s) & payer(s) should be held accountable under full extent of NFL law. Punishing an organization should be secondary, unless they can prove the organization promoted it.

Greg Williams is at the center of all this. While a rewards system exists on every team as an incentive for players to perform, Williams took it to another level by promoting payments for the injury of other players (allegedly). That is the line that was crossed.

It is coming to light that he made this same poor, professional choice in basically every organization he has coached for. The Saints just have the misfortune of being one of them.